2:16 "whats in it for me " Scientist : "mass extinction..."

Two words: Water shortage. Everything else is a distant second.

The average person really has no clue and only sees a threat when it directly impacts them. Everything in nature is intertwined, and we need to stop being so selfish and protect our planet.

Well let's take a quick look 2 years later, massive droughts affecting water levels, massive forest fires in Australia, California, and Greece, warmer temperatures, and more severe storms, so we're definitely on track. This is one of those issues that I don't like showing the results to the naysayers to prove them wrong because this is one situation where we all lose.

I'm impressed they can 4 C the future like this

You may put this as a comedy, but this is EXACTLY how to present the issue to the world. More like this, please.

I want everyone here to realize the importance of mushrooms in helping us through this, not only for their ubiquitous ability to break down all kinds of cellulose and wood, but for their excellent protein source, immune system enhancements, and superb soil enhancements. Building a laminar flow hood is cheaper than ever, and it may just save your life.

I honestly didn't even realize this was 2 years old. Would love a follow up

more bugs, no coffee, it'll be hotter outside (duh), no long showers, people will have to move inland, we will eat bugs (some people already eat bugs btw). I think they went pretty soft tbh

Forget the coffee, what about the chocolate going extinct in 10 years?

Whose watching this in 2021 where we are already experiencing the consequences of this. *feels like the apocalypse to be honest*

Asian lady was like "I'm not gonna dumb down science just for you"

If Coffee will disappear, THAT could be the key to getting BUSINESSES and CORPORATIONS to stand up and do something to capitalize off saving the Earth to keep their coffee for themself, and coffee productivity Lol

2021: bad air in NY after wildfires on the West Coast, floods in Europe. Watching this with my cup of coffee, still.

This is is first informative video I've ever seen where both the scientists and the character are all women, love it

4C? I've heard even a 2C rise in global temps=horrific. Which is easily achieveable in our lifetimes. The crop failures are really undersold in all this, I agree.

"The UK has reduced carbon emissions levels to pre-Industrial Revolution levels" Sorry, what now?!

This should be treated like the emergency it is. Governments are far too timid in dealing with climate change. Back during WW2 we didn't just use taxes and subsidies. Governments would mandate factories switch production to wartime production. Civilian tires were rationed to save tires for military purposes. People would be conscripted to fight in the war. Why can't we take the same approach to stopping climate change? Not enough construction workers to build solar plants? Conscript them. Given that all the labor involved in transitioning to clean energy is relatively safe it's even milder than military conscription, it's more comparable to jury duty. And not enough of a needed resource, make more factories produce them. We could build up the clean energy infrastructure much faster than just prodding the markets. I'm not saying we should abandon capitalism, I'm saying that the potential dangers of climate change make this an exceptional situation and governments should respond accordingly. Once the clean energy infrastructure is fully in place we could go back to a free market in energy. Nothing is more important than the survival of our species and that is what is at stake. Planned economics is generally inefficient. But we should risk some short-term economic inefficiency to guarantee our survival. nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html

Boy does this seem naively optimistic now…

4° warmer doesn't sound too bad... 60° becomes 64°, right? No problem! *Wrong.* She briefly mentioned in the video that the 4° is global average annual temperature. That means the cold winter that you're used to gets somewhat colder than before, but the hot summer season lasts longer, and the hot days your grandparents experienced now have become much hotter and longer.

We are all talking about what is going to happen and what we will all have to face in the future... Individuals are trying to do stuff, like zero-waste, veganism, no plastic, minimalism... But that has a very little effect, something (a lot actually) should be done globally. We all know that, but the truth is that it is just not profitable for the people in power to become extremely eco-friendly. And that is it.

"Coffee will be very precious." *proceeds to throw 3 cups of coffee*

Good intentions don't make a good video. The climate change is a complex and threatening question that deserves a serious approach.

I love the parts where Inez and Janet get a good laugh at Aparna's difficulties. Poor Aparna; she takes difficulties with style!

I would have burned down my house after they showered me with bugs. Probably wouldn't even bother leaving the building.

Yo they just need to tell mfers that coffee will go extinct. Done deal. Earth saved.

Ah. This aged like spoiled milk. In 2021 Earth became 2 degree hotter, just 2 more degree to make this video come true.

My life in a 4C world... Chilling on a beautiful beach in Northern Europe & drinking a glass of rich Danish red wine whilst getting _serviced_ by a Middle Eastern climate fugitive. 🏖️😎🍷

I keep imagining the two older ladies planning out all the ways they were going to prank this girl.

+4c global average anomalous increase means parts of the USA southwest would be uninhabitable a few days a year, and much of the "Middle East" would be uninhabitable for a few weeks a year.

In other news, suicide rates are at a record high.

Someone invent the Dune stillsuits already. Oh, and bring a Shai-hulud to Earth.

Why throw ur pillow on ground where roaches are🤦🏽‍♀️

In my country( I live near the equator, where we don't have seasons) and recently as of this year the temperature dropped to the low 20c for a week when the normal temperature was around 30c, and this year we had a really heavy storm and trees were turned over and my school's roof fell off.. lol. All due to climate change ( Btw my country doesn't have any tsunamis, tornados, earthquakes etc. )

Well... we are already having all of this two years later.

so excited for me and my kids to live through this... boomers are more lucky than they know.

•back in the world war days, governments were desperate for workforce and recruited any men they can find. •back in 80s the world gathered to fix the ozone layer. now, we have climate change.. I believe that the world will unite once again when there is an URGENCY to do so. Desperation is a mighty weapon, lets just hope it won't be too late before we realise the effects of climate change

Oh I went to the Engineer Corps model of the California bay today. It’s actually a pretty cool museum

everyone living in a house that having a small plot of land can start planting vegetable or keep some chicken or duck . These will help

It's pretty amazing what Janet George said about the UK having reduced its emissions to pre-industrial levels. Did not know that.

Am I the only one who loves this?❤️.I really like the different approach rather than just talking,they let you see a glimpse of what an average person in a +4C world!.The world really needs a wake up call!.

If you love your children... don't have any.

2:36 ? How can u stay positive? I’m 12 and the climate crisis gives me depression

The scenes with the coffee.........Priceless!

So unrealistic: Neither of them on the "date" were texting each other and looking at their smartphones. Unless we don't have those either.

The host sounds drunk.

I love how this documentary doesn't make global warming a political issue, it addresses the problem as a global issue. No matter what political party you are or aren't a part of, *you continue to live on this planet along with **_all of us._* If the world gets too hot to perform the most basic crucial tasks we have taken for granted for millennia, it will severely affect *_EVERYONE REGARDLESS._* So before anyone goes about this comment section trying to start political wars (unfortunately, a lot of people have already), just THINK for a second....

Watching this in a pandemic hits different 🥺

Dude right when she said what’s in it for me. The other lady was talking bout mass extinction

The part with the cockroaches did it for me, we've got to do something about global warming / climate change now. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WITH MORE COCKROACHES 😨😱

Also +4° means acidification of the ocean, to such an extent that most marine life will go extinct. No more corals, few fishes. The one specy that's expected to thrive is jellyfish.

So they were basically spot on except for a covid pandemic

I am not surprised that this well made/edited video about global warming only gets 3000 views, we are living in a world where there are enough uneducated people to elect Trump as a president, so what more do you expect.

4c is just the beginning. At that temp numerous self reinforcing feedback loops will drive the temp much higher killing trees and crops all over the globe. This means 70-95% die off in just a few years. Yep no coffee is just the beginning...

Bro I ain’t gon lie this global warming be scaring me

I have both vehicles running in the driveway now because you got me so excited to watch it that I want to be sure to be alive to see it.

With co2 at 411 ppm and 1.2c global temperature rise, global damage is stunning. I think the situation is greatly under estimated.

Imagine watching this video 100 years later.

I'm glad they mentioned at the beginning that the 4° raise is on the high side of the climate model predictions.

Completely underplays the effects. The first professor said: the first ice age was only 4C lower globally.

Well there be any trees or bushes left to be burnt in a + 4°C world? At the rate they are burning these days...

Thank you for terrifying me into action!

Wow. Bladerunner 2049 got most of this right. Synthetic insect farming for protein sources, two-second high-pressure showers, sea levels high enough to warrant skyscraper-sized sea walls, and the concentration of populations into dense urban centers due to land shortages. This is the future that we've earned for ourselves.

America will be safe. Our temp never rises in Celcius dummy!

Think mass extinction like “The Road” in real life.

Wow, the troll bots seem to have hit this comment section hard.

I really enjoyed how informative this video was! Because unlike many in the comments, I focused on the content and not the actress.

2021: hold my beer

I adore Aparna, thank you WIRED!

Science is not based on wide agreement, it is bound to the world using reasoning, weighted by facts.

Good journalism. Keep it interesting 👍

I guess I'll find out in the morning. Forecast says it's supposed to be 30 degrees warmer by noon.

Funny. In the mid seventies, I distinctly remember that the big scare was that the earth was cooling! We were going to turn into a big ice cube!

Great videos guys! You managed to unite people that take climate change as a serious issue and climate deniers together in mutual hatred of this video!

I saw Aparna do stand-up in a dive bar in Boston in 2015. She is a comic genius.

arabica isn't the only kind of coffee bean... in fact, dandelion root makes a pretty good substitute

There'll be less land to live on, but it'll have more rain... In times when there was more CO2 and hotter temperatures, the world was the most diverse and lush it's ever been. That doesn't seem so bad. Currently the deserts are shrinking so _maybe_ global warming won't be so bad. When I looked up sea levels relative to temperature, I was really surprised to see that not only will the level rise about 3 meters, but that during the ice age, it was 120 meters *_below_* where it is now. That's HUGE... :-/

yeah the whole quarky thing is hard to sit through.

In europe we already experienced massive destruction due to rain this year. It never happened before. Everytime it rains it causes massive damages. We are sadly already there.

We are already seeing this in 2021 !!

the fact that they make the point about the genome of a coffee plant being release to "the public domain" is very telling... and I had so much hope for "the human race"...

Stating that the UK has been able to reduce their carbon level to pre industrial levels is inaccurate and dangerous. All developed countries rely on the manufacturing and labor of less wealthy countries. Developing countries are maligned as having rising carbon output and food shortages while in reality they are carrying the burden of the rest of the worlds hunger and greed. So, no, I wouldn't praise the UK for keeping their own streets clean by dumping their garbage elsewhere.

Coffee cup guy had a lot of fun lol

Need 10 episode like this.. world needs to know

Oxygen bars are totally a thing in 2019.

"I am impressed with your positive attitude" -OK I'm out

It’s been a lot more than 4 degrees warmer in Chicago... it was in the negatives this time last year, and a year later it was in the 50’s, in January. That is unheard of. It should never be in the 50’s in January in Chicago, even if nice in the moment. That’s a 55 degree increase, not just 4.

I love this idea. To show people really how their everyday lives would change.

This is the most severe case of downplaying the issue that i’ve ever seen. 🤣

Nice idea, but this chick is a bit anoying

Why didn’t they put Celsius in the title of the video? Very different than Fahrenheit

Have you seen the pictures of the desert south west? The rains have led to a beautiful desert painted with flowers and green. The earth is ready to be warmed up.

The description calls the host a comedian... It was so funny that I had to turn it off and will probably never watch again

Four degrees Celsius is 7.2 degrees. We're talking about a global temperature rise of about 7 degrees.

It will be like working inside a tannery in Rajasthan in June. Like 55 degrees C.

What's interesting is that the last time the world was 4 degrees warmer, it was the exact opposite of what they're saying. Rain forests covered deserts and life flourished. That's a matter of geological record.They're projections are pure speculation.

So depressing that practically nothing has changed in 3 years

While this is all very interesting and brought in a very funny way... You did just spill 3 cups of Arabica magic...

Like maybe winter won’t be quite so miserable here in Chicago? I’m all for it...

I enjoyed the video. I like scientist women. I know this video will inspire new young scientists humans! I am 56 orbits around our star. I am a man. I like science. Y'all rock. The awareness factor is key. Great points made & some potentials shown. And, I'm smiling, Thank you